Association of children's oral health and school environment on academic performance in 12-year-old schoolchildren of Quito, Ecuador.
Fausto Medeiros MendesJessica Klockner KnorstMaritza Del Carmen Quezada-CondeEdisson Fernando LopezPatricia Lourdes Alvarez-VelascoMarco Vinicio MedinaMariela Cumandá Balseca IbarraThiago Machado ArdenghiAntonio Carlos FriasCláudio Mendes PannutiDaniela Prócida RaggioEdgard Michel CrosatoPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2023)
The school performance of 12-year-old children is affected by dental trauma and by a worse OHRQoL, as well as a negative school environment. Therefore, supportive environments and promoting health measures in schools could overcome this worse academic performance in children with oral health problems.